Iceland Express

Iceland Express
IATA code :	Code of the leasing partner
ICAO code :	Code of the leasing partner
Call sign :	Call sign of the leasing partner
Founding:	2003
Operation stopped:	2012
Seat:	Keflavík , Iceland
Home airport :	Keflavík Airport
Management:	Matthías Imsland ( CEO )
Fleet size:	3 (rented)
Aims:	international
Iceland Express ceased operations in 2012. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation.

Iceland Express was an Icelandic virtual airline based in Keflavík . The company, which operates as a low-cost airline , was taken over by WOW air on October 23, 2012 and integrated into it.

history

Former Iceland Express logo

Iceland Express was founded in 2003 and was owned by the Icelandic holding company Fons Eignarhaldsfélag hf . The air traffic was carried out until 2008 with two McDonnell Douglas MD-90 and one Boeing 757-200 . The McDonnell Douglas MD-90 and its crew were provided and operated by the Swiss company Hello AG until the end of 2008 . Hello AG was also responsible for the maintenance and insurance of the flight material. The three-year contract was not extended beyond the end of 2008.

Since September 16, Astraeus has been flying on behalf of the airline, which provided two Boeing 737-700s and one Boeing 757-200 - and thus the entire fleet. After their bankruptcy , Holidays Czech Airlines stepped in .

On October 23, 2012, Iceland Express was taken over by WOW air . All tickets sold by Iceland Express were taken over. All Iceland Express routes will continue to be served, but now under the WOW air brand.

aims

Iceland Express flew from Keflavík Airport to various European destinations such as Copenhagen , Milan , Friedrichshafen , Frankfurt-Hahn and Warsaw . Since June 2010, flights to New York and Winnipeg have also been offered via Reykjavík , but these were discontinued before the takeover.

fleet

A rented McDonnell Douglas MD-90 of the Iceland Express

As of August 2012, the Iceland Express fleet consisted of three aircraft:

• 3 Airbus A320-200 (operated by Holidays Czech Airlines )

See also

• Former Airlines List (Europe)

Web links

• Iceland Express website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.airliners.de/management/strategy/wow-air-uebernehmen-iceland-express/28338
2. ↑ airliners.de: Iceland Express new to Canada January 6, 2010
3. ↑ ch-aviation.ch - Iceland Express ( Memento of the original dated February 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) accessed on August 14, 2012